To my knowledge, she did not express what her wishes were before she was too far gone to ask. My father has been her legal guardian for at least 5 years.
My mom said that the doctor's are telling her that it won't be a painful way to go, as she won't notice that she's thirsty/hungry. (I don't know how true it is.) I know that when I've seen her try to eat, she usually forgets what she's doing almost instantly. I haven't seen her in a while, so I'm not sure how much she's deteriorated. There's no hope for a cure for Lewey Body. My parents have been trying to find a research institution to donate her brain to when she dies. There hasn't been nearly the research on Lewey Body as there has been on Alzheimers. But, if Alzheimers is bad, Lewey Body is his mean and nasty uncle. You get all the dementia of Alzheimers, plus psychosis and parkinsons-like symptoms (tremors/loss of muscle control). The drugs that control the psychosis are all forbidden, as they can kill Lewey Body patients. She can't really be sedated, either, because it would kill her. (I'm not sure why, but it's something about how the Lewey Body affects the brain and how the drugs do, too. They cause her to have mini strokes and such.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145526 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
